Other than being a means of communication, language is also a mirror reflecting cultural and social values. Sexist language implies male superiority and reflects an unequal status of genders in society. To begin with,...Other than being a means of communication, language is also a mirror reflecting cultural and social values. Sexist language implies male superiority and reflects an unequal status of genders in society. To begin with, this thesis briefly analyses the historical and social reasons which cause the sexism in English, and then displays the phenomena in two aspects with examples; finally, the thesis discusses changes and progress made in sexist English.展开更多
The following essay will discuss the topic"Is Hosting an Olympics a Fortune to the City or a Disaster to the City,Why?"First of all,it should be clarified that we focus on the relationships between an Olympi...The following essay will discuss the topic"Is Hosting an Olympics a Fortune to the City or a Disaster to the City,Why?"First of all,it should be clarified that we focus on the relationships between an Olympics and the city which hosts it,not the country which governs the city.Secondly,since different cities have different political,financial,social,and cultural backgrounds,it appears to be not easy for us to analyze this issue in a broad way.Consequently,this essay concentrates on the 2008 Olympic Games and its impacts on Beijing.By discussing the three concepts of Olympic Games,people's participation and the economic development,we can see that the 29th Olympics Games made more contributions to Beijing.展开更多
"Would you not like to try all sorts of lives——one is so very small——but that is the satisfaction of writing——one can impersonate so many people.""I’m a writer first and a woman after.""..."Would you not like to try all sorts of lives——one is so very small——but that is the satisfaction of writing——one can impersonate so many people.""I’m a writer first and a woman after.""It’s a terrible thing to be alone——yes it is——it is——but don’t lower your mask until you have another mask prepared beneath——as terri-ble as you like——but a mask."展开更多
文摘Other than being a means of communication, language is also a mirror reflecting cultural and social values. Sexist language implies male superiority and reflects an unequal status of genders in society. To begin with, this thesis briefly analyses the historical and social reasons which cause the sexism in English, and then displays the phenomena in two aspects with examples; finally, the thesis discusses changes and progress made in sexist English.
文摘The following essay will discuss the topic"Is Hosting an Olympics a Fortune to the City or a Disaster to the City,Why?"First of all,it should be clarified that we focus on the relationships between an Olympics and the city which hosts it,not the country which governs the city.Secondly,since different cities have different political,financial,social,and cultural backgrounds,it appears to be not easy for us to analyze this issue in a broad way.Consequently,this essay concentrates on the 2008 Olympic Games and its impacts on Beijing.By discussing the three concepts of Olympic Games,people's participation and the economic development,we can see that the 29th Olympics Games made more contributions to Beijing.
文摘"Would you not like to try all sorts of lives——one is so very small——but that is the satisfaction of writing——one can impersonate so many people.""I’m a writer first and a woman after.""It’s a terrible thing to be alone——yes it is——it is——but don’t lower your mask until you have another mask prepared beneath——as terri-ble as you like——but a mask."